Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care; Trauma: Contemporary Principles and Therapy

doi:10.1056/NEJMbkrev0804716

Volume 359:1078-1079		September 4, 2008		Number 10

Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Trauma: Contemporary Principles and Therapy

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Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
(Current Therapy.) Edited by Juan A. Asensio and Donald D. Trunkey. 785 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Mosby, 2008. $139. ISBN 978-0-323-04418-9.

Trauma: Contemporary Principles and Therapy
Edited by Lewis Flint, J. Wayne Meredith, C. William Schwab, Donald D. Trunkey, Loring W. Rue, and Paul A. Taheri. 784 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. $199. ISBN 978-0-7817-5650-1.

The statistics alone are daunting. In the United States, traumaticinjury is the leading cause of death in the first four decadesof life. On average, approximately 2 people are killed and 350people have a debilitating injury every 10 minutes. Trauma accountsfor more than 25% of all visits to emergency departments andabout 12% of all hospital admissions, and the costs of caringfor these patients are enormous. Practitioners who care fortraumatically injured and critically ill surgical patients nowhave some assistance in the form of two new reference . . . [Full Text of this Article]